Inviting Applications for the Mamoni Raisom Goswami Chair.

Applications are invited from distinguished scholars, members of the teaching faculty and
other academia for the position of the Mamoni Raisom Goswami Chair Professor at the
Department of Assamese, Gauhati University. This Chair has been instituted at Gauhati
University with the fund received from the State Government of Assam.
Essential
1. Requisite qualifications as specified in the UGC Regulations, 2010 for Professor.
2. Extensive and domain-specific knowledge of Assamese literature, language and culture,
as evident in quality publications in the form of books, research papers etc.and research
projects.
Desirable (one or more of the following) :
1. Commendable knowledge of Modem Indian Literature (comparative and/or literary theory)
with special reference to Contemporary Assamese Literature.
2. Expertise in Indology (Bharat Tatva) with reference to Ramayana Studies.
3. Having quality research work on Dialectology and Stylistics.
4. Evidence of literary response to such social issues relevant to the North-East as Minorities,
Women, Gender, Tribals etc.
N.B
• There will be no interviews for the Chair. An Expert Committee constituted by the Vice-
Chancellor of Gauhati University will scrutinize the applications and recommend the
suitable name for appointment.
• As incumbent of the Chair, the selected scholar will be expected to conduct extensive
research on Mamoni Raisom Goswami’s works along with other areas of Assamese
Literature.
• The applicants should preferably not be more than sixty years of age. The term of the
appointment will initially be for three years. Pay and allowances will be as per UGC
rules.
• The application should be submitted along with the curriculum vitae of the applicant and
all relevant supporting documents.
• The applications should be sent to the Registrar, Gauhati University, Gopinath Bardoloi
Nagar, Guwahati- 781014, on or before 9 January, 2016.